Verivox Switzerland strengthens communication
Sabine Östlund is taking on the newly created position of Head of Communications at Verivox, effective immediately. The communications expert is setting up the consumer portal’s media office in Zurich.
Most recently, the 34-year-old worked in the media office at Comparis for six years. There she provided information as press spokesperson and managed the department on an interim basis. Prior to this, Östlund worked in communications in the financial and healthcare sectors. Sabine Östlund completed her degree in communication and two CASs in communication at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) in Winterthur.
"Verivox is a start-up in Switzerland. We are on an equal footing with consumers and respond to their needs with our products and services. I want to demonstrate this to consumers by telling exciting stories," says Sabine Östlund.
Chris Öhlund, CEO of Verivox Switzerland, is delighted with the new addition: "We want to rapidly expand our location and our media presence in Switzerland and are delighted to have found a communications expert in Sabine Östlund who knows both the industry and the market inside out."
Verivox Switzerland is part of the Verivox Group, an independent consumer portal in Germany. Verivox.ch creates transparency for consumers in the complex insurance markets. Verivox was founded in Heidelberg in 1998. Today, around 300 people work at the Verivox Group's locations - Heidelberg, Zurich, Augsburg, Berlin, Linden and Leipzig - to make it as easy as possible for customers to compare tariffs and offers. The Verivox Group has been part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group since 2015.
